jpdb beta

friend

2

like this; this sort; this way

3

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

1

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

3

to ask; to enquire; to query

1

husband

6

one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy

1

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

2

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation

3

conversation; talk; chat

4

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

4

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

to shed tears

1

pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)

2

Dōsan Saitō (1494-1556; daimyo)

2

daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

17

legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor

3

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

3

alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism

2

trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

1

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

6

rest omitted; and so on

2

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

5

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

3

lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

4

like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

4

help; assistance; service

2

don't you think?; indicates question

11

woman

1

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

6

distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke

1

pride; dignity; self-respect

1

helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging

2

quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)

4

misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum

1

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

and then; after that

3

to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

6

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

template; run of the mill; formulaic

1

with these words; while saying

3

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

3